WASP-66
Star in the constellation Antlia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WASP-66, also known as TYC 7193-1804-1, is an F-type star in the constellation Antlia. It has an apparent magnitude of 11.6,[6] which is much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye and is located at a distance of 1,630 light years.[7]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 32m 53.993s[1] |
Declination | −34° 59′ 23.46″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.60[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F4.5 V[3] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 11.452[1] mas/yr Dec.: −13.476[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 1.9962 ± 0.0313 mas[1] |
Distance | 1,630 ± 30 ly (501 ± 8 pc) |
Details[4] | |
Mass | 1.30±0.07 M☉ |
Radius | 1.75±0.09 R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 5.00[5] cgs |
Temperature | 6,600±150 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.05[5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 13.4±0.9 km/s |
Age | 3.7+0.7 −1.2 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
WASP-66 has a classification of F4.5 V, which states that it is an ordinary F-type main sequence star that is fusing hydrogen at its core. At present it has 130% the mass of the Sun and 175 the radius of the Sun.[4] It has an effective temperature of 6,600 K,[4] which gives it a yellowish-white hue. The star is younger than Sun at 3.7+0.7
−1.2 billion years, and may be either metal-poor[4] or similar to Sun[5] in concentration of heavy elements. Currently it is spinning moderately with a projected rotational velocity of 13.4 km/s.[4]
According to a survey published in 2017, WASP-66 has one suspected companion - a red dwarf star with an effective temperature of 3,330±150 K and a projected separation of 6,800±700 AU.[8]